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REVITALIZE OHIO FALL 2019 | A HERITAGE OHIO PUBLICATION VITAL PLACES. VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. HERITAGE OHIO. heritageohio.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Meet our Fall Interns 4 Sash Mob Toledo 5 The Sash Mob arrived in Toledo and helped restore a historic home REVITALIZE OHIO Fall 2019 Picnic at the Big Basket 6 Published Quarterly by Looking back at an amazing day to explore the “World’s Heritage Ohio Largest Basket” 846 1/2 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43205 7 P 614.258.6200 Conference Retrospective [email protected] Heritage Ohio’s Annual Conference swept into Newark and it heritageohio.org did not disappoint Renovating Newark’s Crowning Jewel 7 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Commissioner Tim Bubb reflects on the history and renovation of the Licking County Courthouse CHAIR MEMBERS W. Kevin Pape Steve Coon Kate Fisher 2019 Heritage Ohio Annual Awards 9 VICE CHAIR Craig Gossman Jonathan Sandvick John Grossmann Sandra Hull Getting Your Town Ready for Development 17 VICE CHAIR OF FINANCE Don Longwell Downtown Redevelopment Services shares tips on how to Eric Stachler Lisa Patt-McDaniel get your community ready Yolita Rausche VICE CHAIR OF RECORDS Kevin Rose Dave Williams James Russell Heritage Ohio Easement Series 19 Duane Van Dyke EX-OFFICIO Matt Wiederhold The Yuster Building in Columbus Bob Brenneman Thomas Yablonsky Sarah Marsom Restoring the Sorg Mansion - One Bite at a Time 20 Mary Oakley Amanda Terrell CDBG Success in Cambridge 22 ADVISORY BOARD Cambridge reflects on the successes of two CDBG grants in REPRESENTATIVE Mary Lovett the last decade STAFF Joyce Barrett Devin Miles DO YOU SHOP AT KROGER? Executive Director Office Manager Frances Jo Hamilton Frank Quinn You can shop and assist Heritage Ohio Director of Revitalization Director of Preservation at the same time, and it’s easy to do. Support Heritage Ohio every time Find us on Facebook! you shop at Kroger by signing up for their community Like our page and follow our posts about local rewards program. projects and events! Just grab your Kroger Plus Shopping Card and go to www.facebook.com/heritageohio www.kroger.com/communityrewards to find more info and sign up. Thanks to Kroger for their generous support of non Follow us on Instagram! profits, such as Heritage Ohio through their Community HeritageOhioMainStreet Rewards Program 2 DIRECTOR’S NOTE As many of you are aware, Heritage Ohio could not bring our technical services and investment into Ohio communities without the support of members, donors, and sponsors from across the state. If you want historic buildings saved, we need to advocate for policies that support historic preservation, advocate for programs that fund it, teach people at every level the appropriate rehabilitation techniques required and to nurture an appreciation of the styles and history of Ohio. If you want to see prosperous downtowns, we need to help communities build the leadership capacity needed and focus on developing the work plans that move the needle to a more engaged citizenry. If you want to see Ohio as an attractive destination for new businesses, residents, and visitors, we must all work together to make vision reality. The Heritage Ohio Board met for their annual strategic planning meeting in August, and there were several key initiatives that we will be implementing over the coming months. The bottom line: we want to invest more in Ohio. Starting in 2020, we will be investing capital into projects around Ohio. This investment comes from a $500,000 state budget appropriation we obtained to invest in Ohio Main Street community buildings and our Save Ohio’s Treasures Fund, seeded by a $50,000 grant from The 1772 Foundation. We will not only be investing in buildings. We are investing in people. Thousands of Ohioans will be impacted by these projects. And to make sure we are hearing what Ohioans need, we have a newly minted Board of Trustees Diversity Action Plan to ensure r DATES TO REMEMBER we are hearing from all Ohioans and making sure they have a seat at the table. At Heritage Ohio, we continue to strive to meet the needs of Ohioans to Historic Tax Credit Coffee help people save the places that matter, build community, live better. Athens, Somerset, Lancaster, & Columbus November 18 Appalachian Heritage Luncheon Columbus Joyce Barrett, December 18 Executive Director of Heritage Ohio For more information about upcoming events, visit us at heritageohio.org ON THE COVER The Longaberger Basket Building in Newark. Read more about our recent event at the Big Basket on Page 6. 3 Meet Our Interns Hi, I am Arielle Gibson a senior African American and African Studies major at The Ohio State University. I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio so my work with Heritage Ohio will be close to home. I am passionate about equity, social justice and French fries. My hobbies are reading and binge-watching TV. I am excited about my work with Heritage Ohio and cannot wait to see the great things that we will accomplish. Hello! I’m Avi Lampel and I am a first year undergraduate student at The Ohio State University pursuing a degree in Finance with a minor in Engineering. My passions include but are not limited to playing and officiating soccer, film, history, Jewish Studies, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I was born and raised in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago and I’m thrilled to call Columbus and Heritage Ohio my second home! Pilkington Spacia™ Historic restoration glass for thermal efficiency Akron 330.434.9300 | Cleveland 216.752.1800 | CMB.perspectusarch.com Get the credit you deserve. The attorneys of Ulmer & Berne LLP counsel developers, lenders and investors in the strategic use of historic credits to renovate and finance historic properties. Mary Forbes Lovett | 216.583.7074 | [email protected] 4 Our Sash Mob crew poses in front of the project house on Collins Street in Toledo Our Sash Mob crew received hands-on instruction from Lindsay Jones of Blind Eye Restoration in all aspects of recondition- ing wood windows, from careful removal, to proper techniques for removing paint, to glazing and reinstalling the restored wood sash Heritage Ohio partners with Preserve! Toledo on successful Sash Mob We recently had the good fortune of partnering with local preservation organization Preserve! Toledo to put on a Sash Mob in Toledo’s Old West End on a home on Collins Street. Lucas County Land Bank supplied our project house, a building formerly on the demo list, but now planned for a full rehabilitation and sold to a family who will make the house a home once again. Our attendees jumped right into the task at hand on the first morning, after our instructor Lindsay Jones of Blind Eye Restoration summarized the process of reconditioning an old wood window. Attendees were focused on working through all of the tasks associated with reconditioning the windows, including proper removal of the sash, paint stripping, glass replacement, reglazing the glass into place, A reconditioned sash is painted painting, and reinstalling the sash back into its proper and nearly finished, ready to be re- opening. By the end of the workshop all of the windows installed into the window opening were back in place with fresh glass, glazing, and paint. Heritage Ohio would like to thank our sponsors who helped make the Sash Mob possible: Preserve! Toledo, Toledo Foundation, Lucas County Land Bank, Pilkington GREAT locations never NA, CT Consultants, and Paul R Sullivan JR AIA LLC. And a special thank you to Lindsay Jones of Blind Eye go out of STYLE Restoration for her expert instruction of our attendees. Columbus | Sarasota | Raleigh | Charlotte | Cincinnati | Chicago If you would like to host a Sash Mob in your community, we’d love to talk with you about it! You can contact Frank Quinn, [email protected] or 614.258.6200 to Inspired ideas. Integrated real estate solutions. www.castoinfo.com discuss your ideas. 5 A Picnic at the Big Basket experience. Outside, visitors were delighted with treats from area food vendors, children’s games, and live music from Barley Bros. The design of the Longaberger Headquarters was inspired by founder Dave Longaberger, based on the design of their iconic “Market Basket®” Built in 1997, the 7-story 180,000 square foot building is stucco over steel. Known as mimetic architecture, the Longaberger building once housed 500 employees, and has been a roadside attraction for 20 years. Designed by architectural firm NBBJ, guests had the opportunity to see the first and second floors, including the 142-seat auditorium, cafeteria and a boardroom. The On a warm, sunny afternoon, over 700 curious explorers made their way through the former Longaberger Home Office, known to many as simply “The Big Basket.” Attendees were guided through the building by a volunteer army of past Longaberger employees recruited by former CEO Jim Klein. They shared memories and office lore with tour goers, providing an extra touch to a once in a lifetime 7-story glass atrium is the central attraction. From the atrium, one can view the basket handles, each weighing 75 tons, with built in heating elements to protect the atrium from possible ice damage. This Basket Tour was made possible by the generosity of building owner Steve Coon of Coon Restoration, and a member of the Heritage Ohio Board of Trustees. All funds raised by the tour will help fund Save Ohio’s Treasures, a Heritage Ohio program to invest in the rehabilitation of Ohio’s historic buildings. The following evening, Heritage Ohio held our annual Legacy Circle Reception at the Big Basket. To start the celebration, it was announced that the Basket Building would live on, retaining its unique architecture and charm as a boutique hotel.